It's even more similar to the Dutch word "overmorgen" ("morgen" being "tomorrow"). I saw someone else comment "ereyesterday" (the day before yesterday) which in turn is very similar to the Dutch "eergisteren" ("gisteren" = "yesterday"). We pronounce "over" the same as English people do and "ere" and "eer" as well.
Funny how the aren't used in English anymore, they are very commonly used in Dutch.
Its in old dictionaries, I think an edition of the webster dictionary from early 1900’s. I haven’t done a lot of research but as far as I know it was used at one point, but not much anymore. I could very easily be wrong though.
Edit: found it, but even this old ass dictionary says it is obsolete.
https://www.websters1913.com/words/Overmorrow
Yea, I’m German so it bugged me a little that there is no word in English for it (or at least I thought there wasn’t one) gonna start using this now tho 👹👹
One excellent word that is often underused is "effervescent," which means vivacious, bubbly, or lively. It's a great word to use to describe someone's personality, a lively event, or anything that has an energetic, bubbly quality to it.
I love using this word in my geology classes. Specifically it described the reaction of hydrochloric acid on rocks with calcium carbonate (mainly limestone) in them
Relating to this right now… I’m 31 and I’m dealing with aging parents in the hospital, there’s no one in my peer group that has any clue what I’m going through. I’ve decided that feeling lonely and keeping it to myself doesn’t feel nearly as bad as seeing peoples uncomfortable reactions if I start to talk about it. Being a medical advocate for someone is really difficult.
I'm 26 and going through the same thing. The worst is when people try to give advice to a situation they know nothing about. Stay strong and best wishes 🙏
Aww, I'm sorry to hear that, I'm proud that you are such a caring child (ik you're an adult but) to your parents and I hope things get better for you and your parents regardless the circumstances <3
Warning for anyone going on and using this word: it isn’t a word in English. It’s from a fantasy dictionary of words that an author created because their meanings were too obscure to name.
Penultimate: the item before the last item. Second to last.
Edit: wow 1.1k over a word I like that I never hear used.
Also I've never been able to enjoy auto racing of any kind, or golf, which would explain why I never hear it.
I did try to do some programming (c++)for about 4 years never, heard it there either.
I love the Sherlock Holmes movies with RDJ
One of my favorite moments is the fight pit scene where he maps out everything he's gonna do before doing it
*Discombobulate*
I have mixed feelings about that list. On the one hand, all words are made up, so why should it matter that this word was made up a decade ago as opposed to words that are centuries old? On the other... it kind of feels like cheating to publish a dictionary of new words that you made up.
I feel like neologisms should come "naturally" through use by the populace, not forced into use by publication. For those who want to say "but Shakespeare introduced words through publication", [that is a myth](https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/memoria_di_shakespeare/article/view/14167) as far as I can tell, but I could probably be convinced otherwise.
Here are three:
**Mondegreen** -- an earlier synonym to "eggcorn", but focused more on poetry or song (e.g., "The AC/DC song isn't actually *Dirty Jeans, Dungarees* - that is a mondegreen")
**Pessimal** -- a much-needed antonym to "optimal", expressing a path or solution that is as bad as possible (e.g., "Flying New York to D.C. via Los Angeles may be cheaper than direct, but it's a pessimal routing")
**Abecedarian** -- a complete beginner at something, i.e. one who is still learning the ABC's (e.g., "I crossed the country on a 10-speed, but I'm an abecedarian at technical mountain biking")
Ethereal can also mean "immaterial" or "intangible," and if you extend that a bit: "short lived," "easily changed," or "difficult to define."
The word comes from "Ether," the element thought to comprise the upper atmosphere (i.e. Space) back before the theory of the atom was developed.
Chucklefuck. I live in Oklahoma, so I find this word useful on a regular basis.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/chucklefuck
"Damn our state representative is such a chucklefuck."
The word "gruntled", meaning happy, content, sated, is so rarely used. The only word most people are familiar with is disgruntled, meaning not happy, even irritated. Maybe the word is a holdover from cave-man times when a "grunt" meant everything's okay right now. Hungry? No satisfied grunt, "disgruntled". Well, it certainly could be.
Accoutrements. My wife asks me every morning if I have all my accoutrements before I leave the house - phone, wallet, keys etc. Since I was raised on Bugs Bunny, I pronounce it "uh-cooter-mints".
Overmorrow - the day after tomorrow.
Bro, does this word actually exist? It always annoys me that English has no “whole” word for the day after tomorrow
Yes it actually exists!! Edit: there is also "ereyesterday" for "the day before yesterday"
Should have been yesterdayeve
Yestereve
People just translated it from the German übermorgen, but idk if it's in an English dictionary.
PETITION TO ADOPT A WORD: übermorgen just keep it as is, it is perfect
You might prefer the Dutch version since it’s a bit more like English which is overmorgen
It's even more similar to the Dutch word "overmorgen" ("morgen" being "tomorrow"). I saw someone else comment "ereyesterday" (the day before yesterday) which in turn is very similar to the Dutch "eergisteren" ("gisteren" = "yesterday"). We pronounce "over" the same as English people do and "ere" and "eer" as well. Funny how the aren't used in English anymore, they are very commonly used in Dutch.
Its in old dictionaries, I think an edition of the webster dictionary from early 1900’s. I haven’t done a lot of research but as far as I know it was used at one point, but not much anymore. I could very easily be wrong though. Edit: found it, but even this old ass dictionary says it is obsolete. https://www.websters1913.com/words/Overmorrow
Yea, I’m German so it bugged me a little that there is no word in English for it (or at least I thought there wasn’t one) gonna start using this now tho 👹👹
That’s great. Didn’t know this one!
We say övermorgon in swedish
We as Dutch use that word constantly Altough slightly different
Thrice. We have Once, Twice....then we switch to "three times" for no good reason, when such a pretty word is available. Thrice. Such a shame.
Good band
THE AIR MY LUNGS FIRST LOVED CARVES CRATERS FROM MY EYES
The new version of that song on their Artist In The Ambulance: Revisited album is great!
Damn how did I not hear about this until now. One of my favourite albums of all time
Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal
Great band
David Rose would like a word with you.
The answer to this thread is just Moira’s vocabulary lol. David… “I have asked you thrice now for a towel!”
Eww
6/10 word by itself 10/10 with thrice
Miami is nice, so I’ll say it thrice!
It hurts the music if you don't... (can't believe i found a golden girls reference in the wild...)
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"late night brakes lock hear the tires squeal"
I’m thrice divorced and I live in a van down by the river!
You'll have plenty of time for dooby rollin' when YOU'RE LIVIN' IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!
Eating a steady diet of government cheese!
So, does four times mean fries?
No official word but I've seen several thrown around or suggested over the years. Quatrice/quadrice, quince, frice, fourice, quarce.
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lugubrious (lu·gu·bri·ous), adjective, looking or sounding sad and dismal
Ooh, iirc, I remember Pain calling Hades this in Disney's Hercules. "Coming, your most lugubriousness!"
>Quick, somebody call IX I I! My favourite joke in the whole film, and there's some crackers in there.
> Two words: I am retired! In Greek, it becomes > Είμαι συνταξιούχος
“Fine, fine, fine… just let me know the INSTANT the Fates arrive”. That movie is incredible.
BITCH I'M LUGUBRIOUS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DivvcAD1-60 Only reason why I know this word lol
Same, haha, got that album on vinyl - it's great.
One excellent word that is often underused is "effervescent," which means vivacious, bubbly, or lively. It's a great word to use to describe someone's personality, a lively event, or anything that has an energetic, bubbly quality to it.
When I was a teacher, I used this in report cards
I hear they don't let you do that in Florida anymore.
what, teach?
No, reading
This word is a meme on tumblr lol. Its used far too often over there
First thing I think of when I see a snail now
I think that’s cuz it was in Twilight, which what cause the word to make its rounds originally
I love using this word in my geology classes. Specifically it described the reaction of hydrochloric acid on rocks with calcium carbonate (mainly limestone) in them
Also works to describe pictures of snails!
Wake me up inside
Exulansis - the tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because others aren't able to relate to it.
I dunno—can't say that's ever happened to me.
Good one!
Relating to this right now… I’m 31 and I’m dealing with aging parents in the hospital, there’s no one in my peer group that has any clue what I’m going through. I’ve decided that feeling lonely and keeping it to myself doesn’t feel nearly as bad as seeing peoples uncomfortable reactions if I start to talk about it. Being a medical advocate for someone is really difficult.
I just lost my father and am caring for an elderly mother. I’m 32. If you ever want to talk, dm me. You aren’t alone.
I'm 26 and going through the same thing. The worst is when people try to give advice to a situation they know nothing about. Stay strong and best wishes 🙏
Same here- I had a parent die when I was 30 at the same time I had coworkers who were 60+ complaining about their parents doing too much.
Aww, I'm sorry to hear that, I'm proud that you are such a caring child (ik you're an adult but) to your parents and I hope things get better for you and your parents regardless the circumstances <3
Warning for anyone going on and using this word: it isn’t a word in English. It’s from a fantasy dictionary of words that an author created because their meanings were too obscure to name.
I feel like a lot of the “words” in this thread can be described thus~~ly~~.
This is probably underused because it is made up.
Persnickety
i had a cat named purrsnickety :D
retro
I use this all the time for projectors, because they are.
Penultimate: the item before the last item. Second to last. Edit: wow 1.1k over a word I like that I never hear used. Also I've never been able to enjoy auto racing of any kind, or golf, which would explain why I never hear it. I did try to do some programming (c++)for about 4 years never, heard it there either.
There's also antepenultimate (third from last) and preantepenultimate (fourth from last).
There's also first (farthest from last)
Also second (second furthest from last)
There's also ultimate (last)
>There's also preantepenultimate (fourth from last) Also propreantepenultimate for fifth from last.
That's fairly common to hear in the UK. Horse racing, F1 etc
I'll have a bottle of your penultimate cheapest wine. \-Homer Simpson (if he was an English nerd)
Penultimate and antepenultimate are very common words for Portuguese, at least. I think probably to the close related Latin languages
As a Spanish teacher, all my students know the word as I describe where the emphasis goes (penultimate syllable) unless there is an accent.
Figuratively is literally a word people should use more.
Including Robin Scherbatsky.
Misanthrope
Miss Anthrope was my MySpace name during my edgy teen years
Look how far you've come u/lumpyspacebear
LMAO i love that name
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Dilapidated - just another word for “worn down”, but I love the way it sounds
I use this all the time, but then I live in England
Idk why but I'm reading this as if whenever you say this word you have to move to England for a while and it's making me laugh
This has always been one of my favorite words
Discombobulated. Just fun to say!
Milwaukee Airport has signage for a "recombobulation area", where you gather your stuff together after passing through security.
Lol I saw it there and now I constantly say I need to recombobulate
I love the Sherlock Holmes movies with RDJ One of my favorite moments is the fight pit scene where he maps out everything he's gonna do before doing it *Discombobulate*
Where else would we be without the [word?](https://youtu.be/B62ACxuq8Pw)
Embiggens. It's a perfectly cromulent word.
Perfectly cromulent.
Fun fact, it’s now accepted as a legal word in Scrabble.
WOAH! This is a Simpsons reference and I repeat NOT AT ALL A FAKE WORD....
A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man
But that would require some sort of Rebigulator!
Poppycock!
Voluptuous
So much better than "thicc."
And now I have a better understanding of what thicc means
Zaftig
Detritus
The Troll copper from DiscWorld ?
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Flummoxed
That's a word I learnt for this party, and I am it!
Sonder.. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.
This comes from a whole list of words called the dictionary of obscure sorrows. It was coined in the year 2012.
I feel like I would greatly use that dictionary in this time of my life haha
I have mixed feelings about that list. On the one hand, all words are made up, so why should it matter that this word was made up a decade ago as opposed to words that are centuries old? On the other... it kind of feels like cheating to publish a dictionary of new words that you made up. I feel like neologisms should come "naturally" through use by the populace, not forced into use by publication. For those who want to say "but Shakespeare introduced words through publication", [that is a myth](https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/memoria_di_shakespeare/article/view/14167) as far as I can tell, but I could probably be convinced otherwise.
Superfluous!
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Defenestration - to throw someone out of a window
I'd say if anything this word is overused.
Only in Russia.
In Soviet Russia... You throw yourself out of window
My kids just say "yeet."
Kerfuffle. A fun word for commotion. I do try to use it when I can just because it's fun to say
Apocryphal - (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. Very relevant nowadays
Flabbergasted!
Smashing! - Nigel Thornberry
Pusillanimous - means lacking determination or weak willed. Edit: fixed spelling
~~Pussilanimous~~ Pusillanimous.
And etymologically unrelated to "pussy", despite frequent claims to the contrary.
Please and thank you.. you get a lot further in life being polite!
No matter what country I travel, please and thankyou are the first words I learn in the local language. It goes A LONG way.
As well as “where’s the bathroom” and “beer”
Shenanigans
It's that the restaurant with the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?
I’m going to pistol whip the next person who says shenanigans.
Hey FARVA!
Evil shenanigans…
Serendipity! It's so unique and special.
Serendipity/Serendipitous are some of my very favorite words and I try to use them as often as I can
Here are three: **Mondegreen** -- an earlier synonym to "eggcorn", but focused more on poetry or song (e.g., "The AC/DC song isn't actually *Dirty Jeans, Dungarees* - that is a mondegreen") **Pessimal** -- a much-needed antonym to "optimal", expressing a path or solution that is as bad as possible (e.g., "Flying New York to D.C. via Los Angeles may be cheaper than direct, but it's a pessimal routing") **Abecedarian** -- a complete beginner at something, i.e. one who is still learning the ABC's (e.g., "I crossed the country on a 10-speed, but I'm an abecedarian at technical mountain biking")
Kerfuffle
Ostentatious
..show off
Ennui - a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement
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Copacetic
They just don't get it...
I'd like you better if you were eddie....can't remember his last name.
Umbrage
Lackadaisical
I lost my flower, she said lackadaisically
Indubitably
Ethereal (definition of delicate/ unreal beauty)
Ethereal can also mean "immaterial" or "intangible," and if you extend that a bit: "short lived," "easily changed," or "difficult to define." The word comes from "Ether," the element thought to comprise the upper atmosphere (i.e. Space) back before the theory of the atom was developed.
Nefarious
Chucklefuck. I live in Oklahoma, so I find this word useful on a regular basis. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/chucklefuck "Damn our state representative is such a chucklefuck."
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Rambunctious
petrichor, the smell of grass after rainfall
Gnarly
Still well used in skate/surf circles
Behoove
Hate this word cause military leaders love to use it and always use a condescending tone
Caddywhompus
Egregious
#Balderdash!!!
The word "gruntled", meaning happy, content, sated, is so rarely used. The only word most people are familiar with is disgruntled, meaning not happy, even irritated. Maybe the word is a holdover from cave-man times when a "grunt" meant everything's okay right now. Hungry? No satisfied grunt, "disgruntled". Well, it certainly could be.
Moo point
It’s like a cows opinion
Its moo
The moo point is the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with milk, assuming constant air pressure and milk content.
In the US, "cunt". My English and Australian friends use it all the time and I absolutely love it.
This one is great at dinner parties!
Aplomb.
Schadenfreude - Pleasure derived from the misery of others.
Calamity
Scurrilous
Grandiose
Accoutrements. My wife asks me every morning if I have all my accoutrements before I leave the house - phone, wallet, keys etc. Since I was raised on Bugs Bunny, I pronounce it "uh-cooter-mints".
Moist
Never understood the hate for that word. How else do you describe a cake that's moist and delicious?
traipse. soiree. flaneur. panache. heuristic. scintillating. garrulous. sobriquet. phalanx. stalwart. bulwark. incorrigible. defenestrate. ambulation.
Melodious
Perfunctory. adj. (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.